BrahMos WORLD INDIA MADHYA PRADESH BHOPAL WTN SPECIAL GOSSIP CORNER RELIGION SPORTS BUSINESS FUN FACTS ENTERTAINMENT LIFESTYLE TRAVEL ART & LITERATURE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY HEALTH EDUCATION DIASPORA OPINION & INTERVIEW RECIPES DRINKS BIG MEMSAAB 2017 BUDGET 2017 FUNNY VIDEOS VIRAL ON WEB PICTURE STORIES Mahakal Ke Darshan
WTN HINDI ABOUT US PRIVACY POLICY SITEMAP CONTACT US
logo
Breaking News

Rare brain infection PAM reported from Kerala, 5-yr-old on put on ventilator

Wednesday - May 15, 2024 10:53 am , Category : HEALTH
Rare brain infection PAM reported from Kerala, 5-yr-old on put on ventilator
Rare brain infection PAM reported from Kerala, 5-yr-old on put on ventilator
Thiruvananthapuram, May 15 (IANS) A rare brain infection -- primary amoebic meningoencephalitis ( PAM) -- has been detected in a five-year-old girl who is under treatment at the Kozhikode Medical College Hospital.The child, who hails from Malappuram, was initially treated local but after her condition worsened, she was shifted to Kozhikode where she is on ventilator support.Such disease-causing variety of amoeba is found in contaminated water and when it reaches the brain through the nose, it can cause serious issues.The child reportedly took a bath in the Moonniyur lake in Malappuram.Four family members of the child are under observation, while the district health authorities have started to identify people who took a bath in the lake in the past few days.PAM was first reported in 2016 and since then, the state has reported five cases, the last being from Alappuzha in 2023.The symptoms of the disease begin with headache, fever, and nausea.--IANSsg/

(Disclaimer: This post has been auto published from IANS news agency without any modification to the text and has not been reviewed by editor)